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Weve got 3 copies of The Last Story for you, but we want your story in return

Japanese RPG games have always weaved a good yarn.The Last Story, while not actually going to be the last story, will indeed weave an intricate and interesting story for you.

Not only that but The Last Story is a reinvention of genre, there’s not only a huge single player campaign but also online multiplayer in which you can take your character from the single player game and battle it out with 5 other players. Here’s a trailer for you to check out. 

So thanks to the kind people at Nintendo Australia, we have 3 copies of The Last Story to give away, no drawing required on this one. Instead we want you to tell us a story. We want you to tell us about your favourite RPG in 200 words. Not just listing positive dot points but tell us a story (perhaps in third person) about your favourite times with your most favourite of RPG’s. It could be any RPG, from any console, from any time. The genre knows no bounds.

To enter send your story to the email address below.



We’ll need your name or forum username to enter; without either one of them, if you win, we can’t give you your prize!



- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 20th of February. One entry is allowed per person. Three (3) main prize winners will be chosen with the most creative and thoughtful entries and will be notified via private message and/or email.

- Winners each receive one copy of The Last Story for the Wii. The games provided will be PAL region.

- The competition is open to only residents of Australia and New Zealand. If you don’t provide a username or return email, your entry is invalid, as we can’t contact you, so make sure you give us one.

- Vooks staff members (past and present) are ineligible to win. Vooks is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.


- We reserve the right to substitute any of the prizes, but will always do so for a prize of equal value. Vooks reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.

- Destiny Awaits.

 

 

 

Iwata explains the new Nintendo Network to everyone

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has revealed a bunch of new information about the upcoming Nintendo Network, which is a completely new system for anything Nintendo online related. Its not a rebranding of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

First what we know already. The Network will offer the "Communities" feature of Mario Kart 7 which is already in use today, and the ability for developers to start offering DLC which has already started with THEATRHYTHM from Square Enix. Iwata also reiterated that Nintendo plans to offer DLC in first party games soon.



However none of that is really new. What is new is that Nintendo plans to offer personal accounts for Wii U. This means downloads and purchases will be tied to an account on your Wii U, not to the console itself. Iwata say that "the ease of using a video game system when the hardware is shared by multiple family members, which has been a challenge we needed to tackle, shall be improved". Finally Nintendo!

Source: Nintendo

However no signs of the of the Collectors Edition

Nintendo Australia has announced that The Last Story will arrive on Australian shores on February 23rd, just under a month away. This means we get the game a couple of days earlier than Europe are thanks to our placement on the Earth. Sorry America.

There’s no mention of the awesome collectors edition for the game that Europe is getting, but we’ve sent a email to ask Nintendo Australia. They list the price as $99.95.

The Last Story is the latest action-packed RPG to come from Final Fantasy developer Hironobu Sakaguchi, and will be available exclusively on Wii from 23 February 2012.
The Last Story features time-honoured RPG gameplay and story elements but also adds modern twists to the traditional RPG formula. Customise your items and character and master the innovative combat system to succeed in this epic new universe.
During The Last Story you take control of Zael and from time to time his partners, a band of mercenaries in search of their fortune. You undertake a series of missions and explore Lazulis Island and its sprawling medieval capital Lazulis City, while trying to help Zael achieve his ultimate goal of leaving his life as a mercenary behind and becoming a true knight.
The Last Story features a high level of customisation for both items and characters appearance. There are two main ways of customising your party’s equipment including visiting blacksmiths to increase their abilities and using dyes to change their colour. By visiting the various blacksmiths who are situated within Lazulis City and within some dungeons, you can upgrade your weapons and armour.
Unlike many other RPGs, The Last Story not only features a thrilling single player campaign with an engaging story, but also Online Multiplayer options including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Co-Op modes. Now you can battle against or alongside up to five other RPG fans using your own customised character from the Single Player game.

However no signs of the of the Collectors Edition

Nintendo Australia has announced that The Last Story will arrive on Australian shores on February 23rd, just under a month away. This means we get the game a couple of days earlier than Europe are thanks to our placement on the Earth. Hooray for time zones.

There’s no mention of the awesome collectors edition for the game that Europe is getting, but we’ve sent a email to ask Nintendo Australia to see whats up. The RRP for the game has been set at $99.95, New Zealanders sorry no pricing for you.

The Last Story is the latest action-packed RPG to come from Final Fantasy developer Hironobu Sakaguchi, and will be available exclusively on Wii from 23 February 2012.

The Last Story features time-honoured RPG gameplay and story elements but also adds modern twists to the traditional RPG formula. Customise your items and character and master the innovative combat system to succeed in this epic new universe.

During The Last Story you take control of Zael and from time to time his partners, a band of mercenaries in search of their fortune. You undertake a series of missions and explore Lazulis Island and its sprawling medieval capital Lazulis City, while trying to help Zael achieve his ultimate goal of leaving his life as a mercenary behind and becoming a true knight.

The Last Story features a high level of customisation for both items and characters appearance. There are two main ways of customising your party’s equipment including visiting blacksmiths to increase their abilities and using dyes to change their colour. By visiting the various blacksmiths who are situated within Lazulis City and within some dungeons, you can upgrade your weapons and armour.

Unlike many other RPGs, The Last Story not only features a thrilling single player campaign with an engaging story, but also Online Multiplayer options including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Co-Op modes. Now you can battle against or alongside up to five other RPG fans using your own customised character from the Single Player game.

Steel case, soundtrack and art book. Very snazzy.

Nintendo Europe has been on an announcement spree this morning, this time Wii owners get some of the fun. The Last Story which is due out on February 24th will also come in a special edition. The special edition will come with a steel book case, a CD soundtrack (it only has seven tracks however) and an art book all wrapped up in a nice shiny box.

So the next question you just asked yourself, is this coming to Australia? While we believe we’re getting the game (its been classified) there’s no word from Nintendo Australia officially. So if we are this special edition or something like it might be a possibility. Stay tuned.

Source: NintendoLife

At least you can still keep playing your Wii games

The Wii U will be Nintendos first high-definition console, capable of spitting out 1080 lines of fun, and will also play Wii games and support Wii accessories. The question on everyones mind has been whether the Wii U would upscale the (3D) graphics in Wii games to look crisp and high definition.

 

Nintendos response is negative, confirming that Wii games will not be getting special treatment on the upcoming console. The fact that the Wii U will support Wii games at all is enough for most, and I know many of our forumers have built up a respectable library of Wii games. Although I was so looking forward to playing Ninjabread Man in HD, so looking forward. Oh well, theres always the Dolphin emulator if youre into that sort of thing.

Source: Nintendo Life

At least you can still keep playing your Wii games

The Wii U will be Nintendos first high-definition console, capable of spitting out 1080 lines of fun, and will also play Wii games and support Wii accessories. The question on everyones mind has been whether the Wii U would upscale the (3D) graphics in Wii games to look crisp and high definition.

 

Nintendos response is negative, confirming that Wii games will not be getting special treatment on the upcoming console. The fact that the Wii U will support Wii games at all is enough for most, and I know many of our forumers have built up a respectable library of Wii games. Although I was so looking forward to playing Ninjabread Man in HD, so looking forward. Oh well, theres always the Dolphin emulator if youre into that sort of thing.

Source: Nintendo Life

Theres also 42 million Balance Boards out there now, all dirty

Nintendo Europe has announced that it has now sold over 300 million Wii consoles in Europe. That figure is from launch until Christmas Day last year. The Wii still remains as the best selling console of this generation in Europe, the Playstation 3 is behind on 22 million and figures for the Xbox 360 for all of Europe havent been revealed.

Nintendo Europe also updated the Worldwide figures for the Wii Balance Board, theres now 41.98 million of them out there split between 22.67 million for Wii Fit and 19.31 million for Wii Fit Plus, not a bad return rate for a sequel there.

Now, can we get figures of how many of those Balance Boards out there are all grubby and covered foot filth? Because I know mine is.

Source: Eurogamer

Wii comes second to only the PC in race to the bottom

TorrentFreak has released their annual statistics on torrent based piracy, with the Wii coming in a handy second place behind the poor PC. Super Mario Galaxy 2 got stolen the most, with a total of 1.28 million copies being torrented across the year. For comparison, the game had sold around 6.11 million copies as of a bit earlier in the year.

Some of the other stats released were:

Mario Sports Mix - 1.09 million downloads
Xenoblade Chronicles - 950,000 downloads
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - 870,000
FIFA 12 - 860,000

Im surprised on two counts by this list. First off, who on earth is pirating Marios Sports Mix?! Secondly, Im kind of surprised that the Xenoblade number isnt a lot higher considering the teasing Nintendo of America did with that game in the US. Also worth noting is that the numbers only includes some private trackers and obviously doesnt account for Usenet downloads, so real piracy would sadly be even higher.

Source: Torrent Freak

Wii comes second to only the PC in race to the bottom

TorrentFreak has released their annual statistics on torrent based piracy, with the Wii coming in a handy second place behind the poor PC. Super Mario Galaxy 2 got stolen the most, with a total of 1.28 million copies being torrented across the year. For comparison, the game had sold around 6.11 million copies as of a bit earlier in the year.

Some of the other stats released were:

Mario Sports Mix - 1.09 million downloads
Xenoblade Chronicles - 950,000 downloads
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - 870,000
FIFA 12 - 860,000

Im surprised on two counts by this list. First off, who on earth is pirating Marios Sports Mix?! Secondly, Im kind of surprised that the Xenoblade number isnt a lot higher considering the teasing Nintendo of America did with that game in the US. Also worth noting is that the numbers only includes some private trackers and obviously doesnt account for Usenet downloads, so real piracy would sadly be even higher.

Source: Torrent Freak